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Eight migrants are dead, while 12 more are missing, after three unidentified smugglers hijacked their boat off the coast of Djibouti, according to eyewitnesses and the International Organization for Migration. The agency reports that the migrants had attempted to reach Saudi Arabia via Yemen, but were forced to return to the Horn of Africa due to COVID-19 pandemic-related travel restrictions.
2020-10-4

Saudi Arabian-led air raids on the Yemeni capital Sana'a resume after a truce ends.
2016-10-23

A United Arab Emirates Air Force fighter jet crashes in a mountainous area near the southern Yemeni city of Aden, killing both pilots.
2016-03-14

Al-Qaeda militants seize control of Zinjibar, capital of Yemen's southern Abyan Governorate, as well as the town of Jaʿār, following fierce clashes with pro-Hadi government forces.
2015-12-2

A car bomb explodes behind a military hospital in the Yemeni capital Sana'a causing 28 casualties. Islamic State has claimed responsibility.
2015-06-29

Two al-Qaeda fighters and two pro-government militiamen are killed in clashes in Jaar, Yemen.
2013-03-22

At least 44 people are killed amid a Yemeni government offensive to retake Zinjibar and Jaar from Islamist militants. Among the casualties are three soldiers and at least 11 civilians.
2012-05-15

An airstrike reportedly kills five al-Qaeda militants in the southern Yemeni town of Jaar.
2012-05-10

Missile strikes kill eight militants near the Al-Qaeda stronghold of Jaar in southern Yemen.
2012-05-9

An explosion at a weapons factory taken over by Islamist militants in southern Yemen kills at least 121 people. [https:--www.bbc.co.uk-news-world-middle-east-12881240 (BBC)] [http:--www.philstar.com-Article.aspx?articleId=670666&publicationSubCategoryId=200 ("Philippine Star")]date=August 2019
2011-03-28